What can happen on one day visit to Helsinki? Well, quite much. It was in June 2007 when I heard that somebody had donated and put 60 000 Gerberas on the stairs of our Parliament House in pots. So I decided to photograph them. Big surprise for me was to see and meet some famous persons at same time. Let’s look my photos and so You can find out what I am meaning.

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Thank You for Your comment. So it might have been, but I am not remembering it. To me it is like to win a prize when having possibility to take photos from Tarja’s car. My photos were from 1997 and I suppose that the president has today the same Mercedes.

I have never been to close to any Kings before in my life.
But one day, I bumped into Prince William while I was walking in London.
I think that counts too…
Because he will be the future king of England. Ha ha!

Thank You. The “flower show” on the steps of the Parliament house was really impressive. To see in live some royals is something very “striking”.

I must consider that someday I show my travel photos to the blue Nile and to “back to the history”, but if there is any interest. Luxor and Aswan were interesting places full with history. You were the first one to announce Your interest to see my travel photos. I am very glad. Well, let’s see…

You picked a great day to visit Helsinki. The Gerberas were beautiful, massed on the steps of the Parliament building. I’ve never seen a king or president in person, but I did once see the British royal yacht. Perhaps the Queen was aboard at the time.

That’s an amazing floral display, Matti! Great photos! It is so interesting that you could get such close photos of the Chairman, the President and the King and Queen! You had a splendid time with the camera!

It will be good to see your photos of your recent trip; I will look forward to seeing them!

Thank You. What a coincidence! To me it happens very seldom that I can see important persons so near. Another that kind happened to me in Vatican. There were thousands of people and I saw pope very near to me.

Thank You. The house of Parliament was in augured in March 7, 1931. Other houses might be, sorry that I do not know exactly, from the end of late 1800 or from early beginning 1900. If I remember correct those huge rock women were lent from abroad, maybe from Spain. Women in flowers. Well, in photo 16 there is Queen Sonja (Norway). In photo 17 on the left is our president Tarja Halonen.

Although I live quite near to Helsinki, I do not visit there so often. To me it is a problem to find a parking place for my car. I have found some parking places within half an hour’s walk from the centre of Helsinki In this case we wanted to see all those flowers Gerberas and all other was surprise for us.

Thank you following us thru Helsinki streets thru my photos. It was huge amount of Gerberas. A couple years I presented my first post from Oulu where there were 34000 rose bushes on its streets. Maybe You remember it?